The Joint Commission has released standards for its palliative care certification program, available to hospital inpatient programs beginning Sept. 1. Participants must have a formal palliative care program that follows evidence-based practices or guidelines and uses data for performance improvement.
The standards are based on the National Consensus Project’s clinical practice guidelines for palliative care and the National Quality Forum’s framework for palliative and hospice care quality. For more information, call (630) 792-5291 or email palliative@jointcommission.org.
[ via AHA News Now ]
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